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October 6, 2013

Picture source: http://www.arlab.com/blog/augmented-reality-in-education/Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology that has been around for decades but is just now filtering into the educational world. AR and its uses in education have become an extremely popular topic lately with articles on various respected educational websites.  Drew Minock...

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September 29, 2013

I'm excited to be a part of RSCON this year!  I will actually be presenting three sessions:On Sunday October 13th at 9:00am CST I will be presenting "Connecting YOU and Your Classroom Globally".  Building connections is important.  This session will cover how YOU can become...

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September 23, 2013

permaculturenews.orgTeaching has always been something I’ve wanted to do since I was 8 years old.  I always knew I was going to be a teacher when I grew up.  I started teaching about 7 years ago.  I came in wide-eyed, full of ideas, and overflowing...

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September 21, 2013

This week was quite the whirlwind.  I could not for the life of me keep track of what day was what!  Whew! So we started off the week with the students creating their own multiplication videos.  I split the kids into groups of three, and...

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September 15, 2013

Like most people growing up was full of ups and downs.  I grew up in a house full of turmoil.  My parents fought every day, my dad drank daily, if not hourly, and wasn't home too much, and I never felt like I fit in...

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September 13, 2013

Wow!  This week was JAM PACKED with awesomeness!  Even writing this post it feels like some of these things happened weeks ago!Ok so first off let me make clear that I have 3 classes (a total of 75 students).  So when I get to do...

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September 2, 2013

Been wanting to blog about this for a little over a week now, and the inspiration just hit me today so here goes.image courtesy of mathieujang.comOne of my best friends, and someone I consider my brother, Brad Waid (@TechBradWaid) recently wrote a blog post called...

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August 30, 2013

Week one of another school year is down in the books!  Whew, to say I'm exhausted is an UNDERSTATEMENT!  I'll try to get all my thoughts down...

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